# Write a lesson plan

## Bottom line

MagicSchool is our pick for writing a lesson plan. Free plan available. Catch: we haven't hand-tested it for this task.

Use MagicSchool to write a lesson plan.

Start cost: [See pricing ↗](https://www.magicschool.ai/)

#1 · Our pick for your task

## MagicSchool

Why it fits: Choose the age group, learning goal, available time and materials. Generate a draft lesson with a short check for understanding.

Watch out for: Free-tier usage limits apply.

Cost: [See pricing ↗](https://www.magicschool.ai/)

## Your task, in 4 steps

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### Choose the lesson goal and available materials

Choose the grade-four goal of comparing fractions and list paper strips, pencils and a 35-minute period.

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### Draft the lesson activities

Choose the age group, learning goal, available time and materials. Generate a draft lesson with a short check for understanding.

Use in: MagicSchool

Plan a [duration] lesson for [grade] on [learning goal] using [materials] and a short exit question.

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### Adapt the outline for visual support

Then use Claude because it helps you adapt the outline for visual support.

Use in: Claude

Paste the anonymous your tool outline into your tool and ask for a [accessible activity version] for students who need visual support, without changing the learning goal.

[Open Claude with prompt](https://claude.ai/new?q=Paste%20the%20anonymous%20your%20tool%20outline%20into%20your%20tool%20and%20ask%20for%20a%20%5Baccessible%20activity%20version%5D%20for%20students%20who%20need%20visual%20support%2C%20without%20changing%20the%20learning%20goal.)
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### Try the activity and check understanding

Work through the fraction activity yourself and prepare an exit question asking which is larger, one-half or one-third, and why.

## Compare alternatives

### Claude

Paste the anonymous MagicSchool outline into Claude and ask for a paper-strip version for students who need visual support, without.

Free · Pro $20/mo

[Open Claude](/go/claude?from=%2Ft%2Fwrite-a-lesson-plan)

### Khanmigo

Pick this if you need a tool that works through a lesson with a tutor.

[See pricing ↗](https://khanmigo.ai/)

[Open Khanmigo](/go/khanmigo?from=%2Ft%2Fwrite-a-lesson-plan)

Prices checked Oct 18, 2026

## Compare tools for this task

### Matched to this task

| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MagicSchool](/tools/magicschool) | Choose the age group, learning goal, available time and materials. Generate a draft lesson with a short check for understanding. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| [Claude](/tools/claude) | Paste the anonymous MagicSchool outline into Claude and ask for a paper-strip version for students who need visual support, without. | Free · Pro $20/mo | Yes · limits apply |
| [Khanmigo](/tools/khanmigo) | Pick this if you need a tool that works through a lesson with a tutor. | Price not recorded | No |

| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Duolingo Max](/tools/duolingo-max) | Pick this if you need a tool that builds confidence speaking between lessons. | Price not recorded | No |

[4 more learning education tools in the catalog →](/tools?category=learning-education)

## What we didn’t pick

Recorded task fit and selection limits for other catalog tools:

- Khanmigo: Pick this if you need a tool that works through a lesson with a tutor. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over MagicSchool.
- Duolingo Max: Pick this if you need a tool that builds confidence speaking between lessons. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over MagicSchool.
- Brilliant: Not assessed for this task.

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